Imam Shafi’ii Carried A Walking Stick

Imam Shafi’iee was asked:

قيل للشافعي : مالك تدمن إمساك العصا ، ولست بضعيف ؟
فقال : لأذكر أني مسافر يعني في الدنيا

“Why do you always carry a walking-stick – while you’re not weak?”

He said: “It reminds me that I’m a traveller.”

Meaning: in this world.

[Narated by Imam Nawawi in “Majmu”, 1/31].